Fables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L'Estrange (In Dustjacket and Including Its Original Paper Knife Page Opener)

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1931·Paris and New York

Paris and New York: Harrison of Paris/Minton, Balcj and Company, 1931. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good -. Alexander Calder. An impressive copy of this 1931 limited edition, #536 of #595 numbered copies printed on Auvergne handmade paper and illustrated by Alexander Calder with 50 drawings. Solid and VG+ in its unprinted boards, with a charming, neat 1931 Christmas presentation at the front free endpaper. And in a presentable, VG- example of the light-blue pictorial dustjacket, with professional restoration to the spine and along the lower tips. Also includes a leather-backed, custom-made slipcase, which replaces the original red board slipcase. Laid-in as well is the original "paper knife" page opener. With the Calder illustrations, an unusual, lovely version of these classic fables. (Inventory #: 18032)

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